Doug, Thanks... Looks like I need to do some tuning! Lynn
Quoting Doug McNaught <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > In looking at top, I have noticed when doing some > > long queries that RAM memory is only being used > > at 1-3%. While, CPU often jumps to 97, 98, even > > 99% utilization (which is great!). > > > > Is this normal for RAM utilization? > > It depends on what you have set shared_buffers to in your > postgresql.conf file. If you have not tuned this value yet you should > do so as the default setting is very conservative. > > There is a lot of discussion on appropriate shared_buffers settings if > you search the mailing list archives... > > -Doug > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 7: don't forget to increase your free space map settings
